Barrel-lock for firearms.



N0 728,326. PATENTED MAY 19', 19 03.

I E. STURGILL.

BARREL LOOK FOR FIREARMS."

APPLICATION rum) 00'T.1B. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 19,1903.

ELBERT STURGILL, OF EOLIA, KENTUCKY,

BARREL-LOCK FOR FIREARMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,326, dated May 19, 1903. Application filed October 18, 1902. Serial No. 127,841. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown-that I, ELBERT STURGILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eolia, in the county of Letcher, State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Locks for Firearms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to locks for the barrels of firearms; and it has for its object to provide a construction which will be cheap and eflicient and which will hold the barrel securely in place, while being easily and quickly operated to release the barrel.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of lock for pistols wherein the releasing-button will be in position for operation by the thumb of the right hand, in which the pistol is held when fired, so that the barrel may be unlocked or released with speed. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this and in whichlike numerals of Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pistol embodying the present invention, the position of the thumb of the operator being indicated in dotted lines. .Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the rear end portion of the barrel and the adjacent portion of the stock and illustrating the arrangement of the lock mechanism. 4

Referring now to the. drawings, there is shown" a pistol comprising a stock 5, in which is pivoted a barrel 6 through the medium of a pin 7 passed through the sides of the recess 8, in which the barrel is received, and through the depending ears 9 upon the barrel. To hold the barrel in lowered position, with its rear end against the breech-block 10, the rear end portion of the barrel has a depending lug 11, in the rear end face of which is a recess 12, said lug when the barrel is lowered .barre .with the latch above its pivot, a

into the recess 8 depending into the recess for engagement by the pivoted latch 13. The latch 13 is in the form of a hook whose l pivot is directly below the notched portion of the lug, said hook having a downwardly and forwardly extending portion 14, against the upper face of 15, which is held in the lower portion of the recess 8 by means of the transverse pin 16, between which and the bottom of the recess the spring-finger is wedged, the free end of the finger resting on the extension of the hook,

as shown. 7

In the side of the stock of the pistol is a slot 17, through which is passed the stem of a button 18, disposed at the left hand side of the pistol and in position the thumb of the hand of the operator.

After the pistol has been fired the button is drawn slightly rearwardly and downwardly to swing the hook out of engagement with the recess of the depending lug of the barrel,

and fter a fresh,cartridge is placed in the the rear end of the latter is snapped downwardly to engage the hook with the depending lug.

What is claimed is In a firearm, the ombination with a stock having a recesstherein and an openingthrough the side thereof leadin g to the recess, ofa barrel pivoted at the forward sud of the recess and extending rearwardly beyond its pivot,

a depending lug at the rear end of the barrel having a notch in its rear face a latch pivoted at its lower end at the bottom of the recess, and having a forwardly-directed hook at its upper end of the barrel-lug, said latch projecting at its lower end forwardly from its pivot, a button having a stem passed inwardly through the opening in the side of the stock and engaged transversely of the recess at its forward end and adjacent to the bottom, and a'leaf-spring removably disposed between the pin and the bottom of the recess and resting with its rear end upon the forward projection of the lower 9 5 end of the'latch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELBERT STURGILL.

Witnesses BENTON Boecs, PRESTON CORVETT.

which presses the spring-finger 55 for engagement of 65 disposed to engage the notch 8 5 pin disposed 9o 

